Restore the East 63rd Street Green Line

07/13/2018

Friends, we've reached 1,000 signatures! Read the update: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-emanuel-and-the-chicago-transit-authority-restore-the-e-63rd-street-green-line/u/23004451

Please keep sharing with those who still need to sign.

Dear friends,About two hours ago we received our 1,000th signature! Congratulations!A year to the day that Cristopher Hoerdemann posted our YouTube promo, we celebrate crossing two important thresholds at once.Still, we have much more to do. City officials remain distant when it comes to discussing....

07/11/2018

Our petition started one year ago tonight. Help us break into four figures to celebrate! https://www.change.org/p/mayor-emanuel-and-the-chicago-transit-authority-restore-the-e-63rd-street-green-line?recruiter=745513771&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

03/19/2018

Hot off the presses from Chicago Tribune:

The CTA used to run a line directly to the site of the coming Obama Presidential Center, but an odd series of events led to its demolition over 20 years ago.

11/15/2017

Read this while you wait on your next Chicago Transit Authority, Pace Suburban Bus, or Metra for this morning's , courtesy Daniel Kay Hertz from South Side Weekly:

If you lived in Pilsen in 2005 and wanted to get to the Loop, you might have walked to the 18th Street station and waited. And waited. And waited.

11/05/2017

We've reached 800 signatures. You can still add your voice! https://63rdL.com

10/31/2017

If you're enjoying or , please consider signing our petition to restore a Chicago treasure: https://63rdL.com

We demand the Chicago Transit Authority restore Green Line 'L' service to Jackson Park over E. 63rd Street from Cottage Grove Avenue to Stony Island Avenue

10/01/2017

We got a shout out on WTTW - Chicago PBS Chicago Tonight. This funding, which cannot be used directly for the Obama Foundation campus, can be used to improve infrastructure—namely restoring the Chicago Transit Authority .

Mayor Emanuel and state lawmakers are quietly hatching a plan to give $100 million in state money to the Obama Presidential Center. Is Illinois ready to pony up?

09/14/2017

The Obama Foundation is hosting a public forum this afternoon. Will you be there? If not you can still fill out their survey and you can still sign our petition.

Chicago, IL – Today, the Obama Foundation announced that it will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 14 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place to receive feedback from the community and local residents on the development and construction of the Obama Presidential Center (OPC), as well as on h...

08/18/2017

Fresh from the Hyde Park Herald. Thanks for spreading the word about our petition to restore the Chicago Transit Authority Green Line to Jackson Park and the Barack Obama Presidential Center.

http://hpherald.com/2017/08/18/obama-library-cba-coalition-hosts-forum-south-shore/

By TONIA HILL Staff Writer Residents in surrounding communities near the future home of the Barack Obama Presidential Center (OPC) gathered this week for the latest Obama Library Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) Coalition meeting. The coalition’s forum on Wednesday, Aug. 16, focused on sus

08/16/2017

Here's the latest update on our petition progress. Keep spreading the word. Let's make it happen! https://www.change.org/p/mayor-emanuel-and-the-chicago-transit-authority-restore-the-e-63rd-street-green-line/u/21073978

We reached over 700 signatures Monday night while I was at a meeting for the Jackson Park Advisory Council. JPAC was also gracious enough to give me a few minutes to talk about our petition during the meeting. Also on Monday, City Club of Chicago hosted speeches by CTA President Dorval Carter and CD...

08/09/2017

Here's a 2011 article by Lee Bey for WBEZ. Lee is now Vice President for Planning, Education, and Museum Experience at the DuSable Museum of African American History, *and* one of our petition supporters. https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-blogs/the-dearly-departed-jackson-park-green-line-wish-we-had-it-now/36e86979-6228-43c1-856c-3c85d466e774/

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07/29/2017

Here's the latest petition coverage from Curbed Chicago. Thanks AJ La Trace for the great follow up article.

We've contacted Mayor Emanuel about holding community meetings, and we're still awaiting a response.

https://chicago.curbed.com/platform/amp/2017/7/28/16057980/green-line-chicago-cta-l-obama-presidential-library

We're also still accepting signatures! https://63rdL.com/

Should the Green Line be extended to the future Obama Presidential Center? The Obamas have touted the presidential center’s potential economic impact, but what about transit? By AJ LaTrace on July 28, 2017 11:51 am Tweet Share Pin Curbed Chicago Flickr pool/Kevin Irvine Between the Obama Presidentia...